“It will assist school leaders seeking to transform their practice, and contribute to understanding the neurological theory behind how students learn, study and remember in a digital age,” he said.

“It is of particular relevance to school leaders, such as senior school principals, who are grappling with the need to develop and implement innovative education delivery models to better prepare students for the future.

“Understanding deep learning from a neurological perspective will be a useful step along that process, particularly in a rapidly changing digital world.”

The MOOC will be freely available to anyone worldwide interested in the deep learning process.

Head of the School of Education Professor Merrilyn Goos said UQ’s course would enable teachers to adopt and implement powerful teaching techniques that develop inquisitive, creative and effective learners.

“It will help participants to develop a layered and nuanced understanding of deep learning from a psychological, neurological and educational perspective,” she said.

“The course modules provide real classroom examples of teachers facilitating and students engaging in deep learning, with outcomes aimed at providing authentic learning activities to assist students to become independent thinkers, innovative creators and effective communicators.

“These lifelong learning skills will be vital, not just for tomorrow’s students, but for the educational institutions, school leaders and administrators around the world dealing with a rapidly transforming learning environment.”

UQx represents UQ’s engagement with edX, the world’s largest non-profit MOOC provider, established by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard in 2012. UQ joined as a charter member in 2013.